Parallel universe

always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
in General James Bond Chat
IM off work today,so while in Sainsburys ,me thinks to my self
well its pi**ing down with rain AGAIN what shall i do
i know get somme goodies while im here and watch living daylights
when i get home (bear with me here) Now my question is
what does Bond watch ,obviousley Bond films do not exist in his world
with me so far ?so does he watch John Brand (made up name )
i could go on but you get the point
By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?

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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    I think he'd appreciate BBC Four. He'd watch films like The 39 Steps and other such old spy thriller films. Just an educated guess.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,334MI6 Agent
    Interesting question. Is it the James Bond of Fleming's books or the Bond in the Movies?

    I imagine Bond doesn't og to the cinema a lot, perhaps mainly on dates.
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    Bond would go to his club, hang out, read the papers.

    TV didn't really exist much in the 1950s so he might go to the cinema but that was when it was for adults, not superannuated kids, so maybe he'd see some documentary at an arthouse cinema or something.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Bond was having a high old time with three or four "similarly-disposed" married women so I doubt he'd have too much time for TV :))

    But if he did he'd probably watch sport (skiing, Grand Prix, golf), and documentaries, given he loves The Travellers Tree, plus thrillers (Eric Ambler is often cited by Fleming). Just a guess.

    Probably not Towie.
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Well "Midsomer Murders" is a Given. :))
    I agree Can't see Bond sitting watching a lot of TV. IMHO
    there'd be plenty of dining out, and as Charmed & Dangerous
    pointed out, some married ladies to see. :D
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    He would be spending Money at Blades.
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    Trying out new restaurants.

    Not Towie maybe - but Made in Chelsea! He's probably appear in it!
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Didn't his Scottish treasure old May refuse a TV salesman that came round in From Russia, with Love (1957), althiough that was nearly 50 years ago. Fleming mentioned TV in cuts made to a radio interview I have the transcript of. He said that if Raymond Chandler was on the TV at 8.30 you had to be home to meet Raymond Chandler on your appointment with the TV at 6,30. Fleming seemede to view TV as another trapping of modern life that left less time in the day; it really was just another appointment that you had to keep. Perhaps Bond would have thought the same, although in SeaFire (1994) by John Gardner, Bond enjoys watching videos on his TV with Flicka von Grusse, and discussuing them with her afterwards, we're told by Gardner. That's about as much as I can fetch up from the dim grey bog for now on James Bond and TV. Time for liquid refreshment, methinks. ;)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Didn't the TV salesman turn out to be part of a soviet Surveillance team. ?
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Didn't the TV salesman turn out to be part of a soviet Surveillance team. ?

    I can't really remember, as it's been a long time since I read FRWL!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Now, Now, Now SM. ( waving scolding finger ) you're
    Our go to guy for Bond Lit. ;)
    It happens to us all at times,
    Nobody's Perfect, Well Almost Nobody. ( I'm excluding myself, as I'm practically Perfect )
    and soooooooooooo Pretty ! :p
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Now, Now, Now SM. ( waving scolding finger ) you're
    Our go to guy for Bond Lit. ;)
    It happens to us all at times,
    Nobody's Perfect, Well Almost Nobody. ( I'm excluding myself, as I'm practically Perfect )
    and soooooooooooo Pretty ! :p

    I'll tell you what, I'll dig out a copy and confirm it either way and then we can say "Yea" or "Nay" to it. Now how's about? :)
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I'll await you're confirmation. :))
    But why Dig out a copy, Don't you have them
    Proudly on display. I know I do. :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I'll await you're confirmation. :))
    But why Dig out a copy, Don't you have them
    Proudly on display. I know I do. :))

    Not at the minute in the DIY disaster that is my home. Normally I do, but everything's at sixes and sevens at the minute! :))
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    The dreaded DIY. :)) I'm still looking for a couple of
    good display cabinets for My Bond car collection. :D
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    edited April 2013
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    The dreaded DIY. :)) I'm still looking for a couple of
    good display cabinets for My Bond car collection. :D

    Tell me about it...plus I've got way too many books with sadly nowhere to put them!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Bond was always reading Documents and Books on
    The best ways to kill, lists of dangerous plants etc.
    So I'd say He's watch a lot
    of Documentaries on Channel 5 :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Bond was always reading Documents and Books on
    The best ways to kill, lists of dangerous plants etc.
    So I'd say He's watch a lot
    of Documentaries on Channel 5 :))

    ...all about Hitler and the Nazis...well, what would Channel 5 do without them to missquote General Gogol in AVTAK!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    I have a feeling Bond might also have enjoyed watching classic Western movies, such as High Noon and The Magnificent Seven.
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,817MI6 Agent
    I agree Bond would prob like BBC 4, I can see him also enjoying Radio 4. With the amount of round the world jet setting he does it would make sense he would want to follow entertainment and info he could put down and pick up as time permits. Books would certainly feature in that.

    Mind you modern Bond has his laptop and phone, classic Bond might have had a travel radio, pos something Q gave him?
    This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
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